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Mar 14, 2013 12:45pm · like
April rated a book 2 of 5 stars Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The story was interesting enough to keep me reading, but the ending was as contrived as they come. Grossly neglectful parenting is one of the overarching themes of this book, and not surprisingly, it really pissed me off. SPOILER: "Chief" Bigtree aba...more
Mar 01, 2013 07:45am · see review
April rated a book 4 of 5 stars One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez read in December, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I re-read this book after 10 years of having read it the first time. While I still loved it, some of its enchantment was lost on me the second time around. And the description of the wars got tiring after a while. Still, it is the kind of book I still...more
Jan 09, 2013 08:31pm · see review
April rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern read in November, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book at the beginning. The language is so lush and beautiful that I cannot do it justice trying to even describe it. But I am not rating this as 5 stars because as the story went on, I began to lose interest. Things that seemed mysteriou...more
Nov 15, 2012 05:17pm · see review
April rated a book 4 of 5 stars Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story by Isabel Gillies read in November, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a true story about a marriage ending. While it was incredibly sad in places, it was hopeful, too. Although I've never been divorced (or married, for that matter), I think most people could relate to Isabel's struggle to hold onto a doomed rel...more
Nov 04, 2012 11:01am · see review
April rated a book 4 of 5 stars Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout read in October, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book reminds me a little of _A Visit from the Goon Squad_, which I loved. Each book played with the concept of different character's stories weaving together. However, I think _A Visit from the Goon Squad was executed beautifully, whereas in _Ol...more
Oct 31, 2012 08:06pm · see review
April rated a book 4 of 5 stars He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 31, 2012 08:03pm
April rated a book 3 of 5 stars Until I Find You by John Irving (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 16, 2012 06:08pm
April rated a book 2 of 5 stars What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal] by Zoë Heller	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
One of the few times I thought the movie was better than the book, the other being _Revolutionary Road_.
Oct 03, 2012 07:17pm · see review
April rated a book 5 of 5 stars House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As we're always told, there are "two sides to every story," and Dubus tells each side so well, you'll be torn between which of the characters you want to succeed.
Oct 03, 2012 07:11pm · see review